Report on project and Change Orders 1 & 2 for Capital Improvement Project 11201; Council Chambers Reconfiguration.

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In accordance with Section 2-8 of the Mankato City Code, the City Manager is to report as soon as practicable on change orders approved under $100,000. The following is a summary of change orders to date for 11201 — Council Chambers Reconfiguration.

The reconfiguration of the council chambers reached substantial completion on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, per the original construction schedule. With the construction phase complete, the IT contractor mobilized in on Monday, January 12th to complete the installation of all the technology-related items, followed by testing and programming.

Two change orders were executed during the project with a summary of each below:

Change Order No. 1
A steel lintel beam and plate was required to span the opening of the new doorway into the Minnesota River Room. Change order #1 includes the material cost for this work. 

Change Order No. 2
The following items were included in change order #2:

• Additional drywall patching was required following electrical and low-voltage changes throughout the room.
• The HVAC ducts were identified as an item that did not need to be relocated across the floor of the new raised council dais and were left in place.
• Installation of the lintel beam and plate and necessary brick work to complete the installation of the door in the Minnesota River Room.
• Overhead/profit of 10% of additional work items as noted in the contract terms. 

The original contract value was $185,500 with total change orders to date of $8,372.22 or roughly 4.5% of the total contract value. The additional funding is proposed to come from the budgeted contingency for the project.